1. demonstrate English proficiency discussing student-faculty interactions
2. plan teaching philosophy statement

1. appraise student-faculty interactions, esp. in regards to undergraduates
2. elaborate basic teaching philosophy

"Think, Group, Share" - Guided Discussion

• 5-10 minutes
• Describe your interaction with your students.
• In the classroom and/or lab
• Outside of the classroom, i.e., professional interaction.
• Sort into groups
• In the classroom
• Highly interactive
• Low interaction
• Further sorting criteria
• Professional interactions with students "outside" classroom
• No interaction
• "Students" discuss nature of interaction
• Compare the character of faculty-student interaction among various groups
• Compare faculty-student interaction at UK
• In my classes
• Outside classroom
• PHI (as Assistant Professor of Philosophy)
• ENS (as Director of Undergraduate Studies)

Work on your own statement of teaching philosophy.

• For Tuesday, read the teaching philosophy statement, paying special attention to first paragraph.
• Write draft "first paragraph" of your own.